Freemen Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Freemen Surname Definition:

Freemen: The Freemen, freeholders, held their land after the Conquest no longer as freemen, but subject to military service, and were taxable. Their representatives later were the yeomen. They have contributed to our nomenclature the names Freeman and Free.

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Freemen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1221:36,1363,353
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Freemen (45) may also be a first name.

Freemen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Freemen: The Freemen, freeholders, held their land after the Conquest no longer as freemen, but subject to military service, and were taxable. Their representatives later were the yeomen. They have contributed to our nomenclature the names Freeman and Free. Freebody signified a freeholder of a little wooden cot. Fry as a surname comes thence as well.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Freemen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Freemen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Freemen is found most in Liberia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Freemen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freemen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Freemen are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Freemen is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 45 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 36,136. In Liberia Freemen is most numerous in: Bong County, where 39 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 23 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Freemen exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Freemen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Freemen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freemen surname rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freemen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Freemen last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freemen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.5% less than the national average, earning R 129,516 per year and in United States they earn 19.92% less than the national average, earning $34,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freement931/
Fremen92125/
Freemn9212/
Frement8629/
Freemin867/
Fremmen865/
Friemen864/
Freymen861/
Freemyn861/
Freemem861/
Fremenk860/
Freamen860/
Froemen860/
Freemind805/
Freemina803/
Fremin771,128/
Frimen77469/
Fromen77138/
Fremén775/
Framen771/
Fremem770/
Fremenova752/
Fremion71402/
Frommen71113/
Fremäng7116/
Freming7116/
Fraymen715/
Friment715/
Friemin713/
Frimaen712/
Fremina712/
Frameen711/
Frehamn711/
Pfromen710/
Fremming67491/
Froument6723/
Friyemin671/
Fraument671/
Frymn671/
Fromn671/
Frahmien671/
Framn670/

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